Town government · Westchester County, NY

New Castle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New Castle took in $46.4 million and spent $48.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)23%County and local tax money12%Fines and other5.5%State tax money2.0%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

12%

of New Castle's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
50%$23.3 million
Other taxes
6.5%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$427 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$10.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Water$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Parking$450 thousand
  • Other service charges$281 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.2%$563 thousand

State tax money2.0%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.0%$924 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$5.4 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.2 million
Fines
0.7%$344 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

30%

of New Castle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$16.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$768 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$14.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$938 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$737 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Parking$188 thousand
  • Public transit$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$518 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$518 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Castle. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of New Castle itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.